Happy Birthday RIP Errol Flynn(1909–1959) Martin Landau(1928–2017) ; Olympia Dukakis–89 Brett Halsey(Charles Hand)–87 Morna Anne Murray–75 Robert “Bob” Vila–74 Christina “Tina” Sinatra–72 Lionel Richie Jr–71 John Goodman–68 Nicole Kidman–53 Peter Paige–51 Joshua Lucas Maurer–49 Thomas Wlaschiha–47 ; 1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph ; 1948 – “Toast of the Town”, later “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its television debut